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Greg
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Greg and
Charlotte met in Indiana while taping a Gaither video. It was
love at first sight. They started dating in March of 1995 and
were married in December of the same year. Greg and Charlotte
have a little boy named Landon, with a new baby on the way.
Charlotte
was born and raised in Elkton, Maryland. She is one of three children.
Though she comes from a musical family, she did not start singing until
she was fourteen. A group from her church asked her to join them. She
agreed and sang with them for two years. When she was seventeen she was
asked to sing soprano for the Nelons. She sang with the Nelons for five
years.
Greg
is from Pontotoc, Mississippi. He grew up loving sports and music. he won
many awards in high school for football. Like Charlotte, he got a late
start in music. He didn't start playing the drums until he was sixteen. He
continued to play through college and always dreamed of playing
professionally. That dream was realized in 1994. Jeff Easter asked Doug
Riley if he knew of a good drummer. Doug and Greg have been best friends
since they were boys and Greg asked Doug to keep him in mind if he heard
of any openings. Jeff called and he and Sheri hired Greg without hearing
him play. They said they just has a peace about hiring him.
Charlotte sang
with the Nelons until the end of March 1996. She then started helping
Sheri in the office and would do anything that needed to be done on the
weekends. A few months later Jeff and Sheri put her to work singing. She
has been singing the third part with Jeff and Sheri ever since. "We love
being with Jeff and Sheri. We get to do what we love to do and be together
all the time."
In
1998 they bought their first home in Lincolnton, Georgia. Since that time
they have been remodeling. Charlotte says it's somewhat of a hobby for
her. Greg on the other hand has different ideas when it comes to hobbies.
He loves to hunt, fish and watch Mississippi State football. He also loves
to read. That is one thing he has in common with Sheri. They are the
bookworms on the bus. He also collects John Deer tractors. Not the big
kind you can actually ride, but the miniature kind, "If he collected
the big ones, we would be in trouble". Charlotte has been collecting
angels for about seven years. She has a beautiful collection many of which
have been given to her by friends across the country.
When
not on the road, Greg and Charlotte have responsibilities at home.
Charlotte still helps in the office and takes care of the inventory. Greg
helps Jeff keep the bus in good shape. He also does a lot of session work
and sells tee shirts. Charlotte does session work too. Just recently she
did harmony vocals for Janet Paschal's new project. Charlotte has three solo
projects and will soon be working on a fourth.
Greg
and Charlotte feel they are very blessed. "We feel we have been given
a very rare gift and we try not to take it for granted."
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